Ann Marie Sastry spoke at the Emerging Media (EmTech) conference on Wednesday. Sastry, professor of engineering at the University of Michigan and founder of Sakti3, was one of the many distinguished speakers at EmTech. She discussed her initiatives to double the range of electric vehicles by producing solid-state battery systems. EmTech is MIT Technology Review’s premier conference that focuses on emerging technologies and their impact.

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In his debut album Leaving, Philip Cohen explores the lyrical qualities of music.

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Chris A. Kaiser PhD ’88 has been selected to head the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the fourth-largest institute of the NIH.